Medical Emergencies III with Laboratory

Catalog description

This course will present the student with a review of anatomy and physiology, an overview of pathophysiology, clinical assessment and treatment of patients presenting with specific illness. Diseases of the eyes, ears, nose and throat, endocrine emergencies, hematologic, immunologic, infectious disease, abdominal and gastrointestinal, genitourinary, geriatric, and special challenge patients will be included in this section, with an emphasis on assessment and management of present illness for effective field treatment. Comprehensive management of all types of patients with various medical illnesses will be covered using scenarios and simulations. This is the last of a series of three Medical Emergency courses required for the paramedic program.